Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu on Thursday was given a comparatively easier path in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, beginning July 23. Sindhu has been selected in Group J of women`s singles and she has been seeded sixth. The 2019 World Champion PV Sindhu will lock horns against Hong Kong`s Cheung Ngan Yi and Israel`s Ksenia Polikarpova on the league stage at the Olympics.

When it comes to the men`s category at Tokyo Games, Sai Praneeth has also been given a respite as he has been seeded 13th in Group D. Praneeth will clash against Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands and Isreal`s Misha Zilberman in the league stage. Men`s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have been placed in Group A.